Hankerson Highlights BIG EAST Championships with Medalist Performance

Saturday, February 24

Chicago, Ill.

12 p.m. ET

Xavier University

BIG EAST Championships

Laila Hankerson at 2024 BIG EAST Indoor Championships

Hankerson Highlights BIG EAST Championships with Medalist Performance

02.24.24 | Track and Field

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The freshman sprinter placed third in the 60-meter dash

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier indoor track and field wrapped up day two action at the BIG EAST Championships on Saturday night. The two-day meet was held at the Dr. Conrad Worrill Indoor Track and Field Center in Chicago.

All told, the Musketeers had 13 student-athletes post personal-best times and four student-athletes record season-best marks. Xavier also recorded 12 top-10 performances in school history.

Freshman Laila Hankerson highlighted the meet as she earned a bronze medal in the 60-meter dash (7.59).

WOMEN - FINAL RACES

3. Laila Hankerson - 60-meter dash (7.59)
7. Distance Medley Relay (Myla Toole, Sophie Francis, Eilee Ossont, Amy Prugh) - 12:10.55 +
7. 4x800 (Amy Prugh, Jamie Klavon, Myla Toole, Ashleigh Prugh) - 9:15.61 $
8. 4x400 (Audrey Bishop, Alaina Sullivan, Madison Rivera, Sophie Francis) - 3:57.23 $
9. Jamie Klavon - 5,000-meter run (17:25.30)
10. Ashleigh Prugh - 5,000-meter run (17:48.78)
18. Anna Gedritis - 3,000-meter run (10:21.97)
20. Eilee Ossont - 3,000-meter run (10:40.80)
21. Elena Dimitri - 3,000-meter run (10:47.72)

$ fifth in school history
+ ninth in school history

MEN - FINAL RACES

6. Distance Medley Relay (Zach Avenel, Edvards Kamaruts, Chris Lucas, Trevor Nolan) - 10:10.82 ^
6. 4x400 (Edvards Kamaruts, Mick Clines, Sean Beam, Brock Harris) - 3:18.26 +
7. 4x800 (Zach Avenel, William Russell, Aiden Amshoff, Trevor Nolan) - 7:53.38 %
7. Liam Willman - 60-meter hurdles (8.46)
12. Trevor Nolan - 3,000-meter run (8:28.87)
13. Drew Allen - 5,000-meter run (14:56.45) @
14. Aiden Amshoff - 5,000-meter run (14:56.58) %
16. Christopher Lucas - 3,000-meter run (8:45.77)
17. Brady Ahern - 3,000-meter run (8:49.48)
17. Eric Board - 5,000-meter run (15:30.60)
19. Owen Augustine - 3,000-meter run (9:01.88)

+ second in school history
^ third in school history
@ seventh in school history
% eighth in school history

WOMEN - TEAM STANDINGS

1. UConn - 168
2. Villanova - 121
3. Georgetown - 91
4. DePaul - 89
5. Providence - 79
6. St. John's - 78
7. Marquette - 40
8. Butler - 22
9. Xavier - 11

MEN - TEAM STANDINGS

1. UConn - 237
2. Butler - 116
3. Villanova - 105
4. Georgetown - 93
5. DePaul - 64.5
6. Providence - 40
7. Marquette - 29.5
8. Xavier - 10

UP NEXT

• Xavier opens the 2024 outdoor track and field season at the Blizzard Buster on March 22 in Oxford, Ohio.

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2024 BIG EAST Indoor Track and Field Championships - Day Two by Xavier Musketeers on Exposure